IUMO (formerly known as CarTube) is the fusion of two modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single seamless urban mobility system that will revolutionise existing cities and allow for unprecedented urban forms in new cities. IUMO relies on automated electric cars both on existing roads as well as on a network of thoroughfares dedicated solely for their use. Within this network, the cars would be controlled via a dynamic platoon protocol and would travel in continuous flow at high speed, providing capacity far in excess of conventional public transport.
IUMO allows for direct travel without interchanging: the stop-start model of current transportation is replaced with a fluid, integrated network. In existing cities, IUMO would be deployed through a network of cost effective small bore tunnels which would free up city roadways for new public realm and development. In new cities, IUMO would allow for spaces designed not for cars, but for people.
The system integrates with existing motorways, can be achieved with today’s technology and will reduce urban travel time by 75%. With no more cross-modal waiting, no more sardining in the underground, no more timetables and no more worrying about parking, IUMO is the next best to teleportation.
3 pairs of track, each one lane. 1.5 km spacing Each square takes 1 minute to traverse at 50 mph / 80 kmh. Dynamic Platoon Protocol to zip flows together / apart
The secondary Local Grid works at lower flexible speeds. Shape of Local Grid to suit local conditions.
Each stop would need capacity of 133 * 12 = 1600 people / hr. Roughly one car every 10 seconds.
25 Car Stacks, 5 floors, 37500 cars.10% of 300,000 cars registered in Central London.
Grid allows multiple routes System dynamically control flow
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